germany, south africa, brazil, and even the united states has not really declared its position clearly. they are asking how effective it would be to stop the violence, how it would work. maybe the russian ambassador might have some of those feelings when they said it is not good enough to say we have to act quickly. there are fundamental questions that need to be answered. >> russia and china -- just abstain, that will be sufficient to get it through the security council? >> if they were persuaded to abstain, and presumably the united states would either support or abstain as well, then there might be enough support on the council to pass it. you need nine votes. some of the non-permanent members are also wondering if this is the best idea. what the french ambassador said that nobody totally refused the idea, and therefore he said he hopes that he and france, britain, and now with the help of lebanon, are working on a draft hopes that he and france, britain, and now with the help of lebanon, are working on a draft resolution and hope it will be possible to introduce the resolution this